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Trump should take a lesson from South Korea on coronavirus and get moving on testing now | Trudy Rubin

South Korea tests more of its citizens for coronavirus in one day than the United States has done since the virus emerged.

People suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus wait to receive tests at a medical center in Daegu, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of a new virus spiked and he pleaded for help from the central government.
People suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus wait to receive tests at a medical center in Daegu, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of a new virus spiked and he pleaded for help from the central government.Read moreLee Moo-ryul / AP
    by Trudy Rubin | Columnist
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